Not cheap, but Smartstrand is fantastic. I have 3 digs, and never had a stain on my carpet. Even on stairs, it didn't matt, and looked new after vacuuming. Google "youtube smartstrand" for lots of stain testing including having a rhino live in a pen with it for 2 weeks (looked new after cleaning!l

What is it you want to know? #1 rule is stick with 100% nylon. NO poly at all! This is, of course, you're not doing a high end wool carpet and it doesn't sound like you are. Don't let any salesperson tell you poly is as good as nylon now. Look for a stainmaster logo. Do your homework. Look at the back of the sample for ratings, warranties, etc. You usually get what you pay for. If you want cheap carpet and don't mind replacing it a few years, ok. If you want a carpet with longer life and better warranty you'll have to pay for it. Bend a carpet sample with the backs touching. Can you see the carpet backing? Not a good sign if you can. Do you want a cut pile or loop, a pattern or plush. Pattern carpet cost more to install (at least we charge more to install pattern). GET A GOOD PAD. It can make or break the life of our carpet. DH normally recommends a 7/16" inch pad....I'll have to verify that with him later tonight but I think that's right. Since you have pets in the house the salesperson might try to talk you into a moisture barrier pad. There's a lot that goes into whether that's a good idea for your particular home or not. Don't depend on the salesperson to tell you, Google it. I don't know all the answers but installation of a water barrier pad is very important. Ask that the seams and parameter be taped with duct tape. These are just a few things I hear DH talk about.

I'm getting ready to put new carpet in our guestroom and was doing online research before going to the carpet store. The Mohawk website isn't very user friendly IMO, but here's a page I found that has a lot of clickable links with more information About Mohawk Carpet From what I can tell, Perfect Passions II is made of nylon, not polyester (recycled plastic bottles). The above link will get you to a Weardated Allure brochure if that helps. I installed Mohawk carpet in our bedroom 6 years ago and it still looks great, but it's not a high-traffic area. I wanted to get more of the same for the guestroom, but my paperwork says we have Mohawk Voyager and I can't find that type anywhere on the internet, so I assume it has been discontinued. I'm pretty sure that the salesman told us it was made of corn. It's super soft. I have wall-to-wall carpet in my formal living room and all bedrooms. I like the way it looks and feels and it's soooooooo easy to take care of. I invested in a carpet cleaning machine and try to clean each room 2 or 3 times a year. That and weekly vacuuming is all it takes to keep it looking good. I use Bissell OXYgen2 for spot cleaning. Good luck with everything. ETA: Upon further research, I have learned that Wear-Dated Allure is indeed made of polyester fibers, not nylon. I'm sorry for the confusion. Apparently, the Wear-Dated line is made of nylon, but Allure is an exception. I hope someone from Mohawk is reading this. I find their website to be confusing and not user-friendly. It kills me that I gave incorrect information in this post, but I got the information from the manufacturer's website. Can you find it in your heart to forgive me?

We had a pipe blockage cause water damage in our basement at the beginning of July, so right afterwards I was considering putting a darker gray carpet down there since what we had was having to be replaced anyway. Instead we're doing the same LVP as we have in the kitchen, 2nd bathroom on the main floor, master bathroom, and front entryway throughout the whole basement level. In hindsight we should have probably gone that route from the start - we moved in a year ago this month. The difference is that I chose gray paint and gray carpet for the house, and it's distinctly gray, not greige which I wanted to avoid because I'm just not a person who likes even a hint of beige anything. I didn't set foot in the house personally until we'd actually moved from California - the mister face-timed me over our iphones, and my parents went with him to see the house, but I needed to stay in California at that time because I was wrapping things up with the open cases for my clients in court. I chose paint, carpet, and floors by going to Sherwin Williams and a flooring retailer that carries Shaw products in California and once I had made my selections the mister went to places which carried them in our new state.